Contracts Administrator
Wealthsimple
What you will do:
- Contract Review & Drafting: Draft, review, and redline standard agreements (such as NDAs, Order Forms, and standard SOWs) using established templates and playbooks.
- Workflow Management: Act as the first point of contact for internal business partners initiating new contract requests; ensure all required information is gathered before legal review.
- Signature & Execution: Manage the signature process (e.g., DocuSign), ensuring all internal approvals and financial authorizations are secured prior to execution.
- Database Administration: Own the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system. You will upload signed contracts, enter key metadata (renewals, termination dates, payment terms), and ensure data integrity.
- Process Improvement: Assist the Contracts Manager and Legal team in maintaining the library of templates, self-help guides, and legal FAQs to improve efficiency.
- Vendor Onboarding: Coordinate with Finance and Security teams to ensure vendors complete necessary due diligence questionnaires during the contracting phase.
What you will bring:
- Experience: 2–5 years of experience in contract administration, legal operations, or a paralegal role, preferably within a tech or fast-paced corporate environment.
- Education: Post-secondary education (Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma); a Paralegal certificate is highly preferred.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency with eSignature tools, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software, and legal drafting solutions.
- Drafting Capability: Experience reviewing standard contracts and spotting deviations from standard terms; ability to interpret basic legal concepts (confidentiality, term, termination).
- Organizational Superpower: specific attention to detail with the ability to manage high volumes of paperwork and track multiple deadlines without letting things slip through the cracks.
- Communication: Ability to explain the status of a contract clearly to non-legal business partners and chase down approvals diplomatically.
Bonus Points for:
- Experience or interest in privacy law
- Experience or interest in artificial intelligence, creating prompts, and setting up playbooks
